2 Corinthians 1:18-31

2 Corinthians 1:18-31

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate." Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.

For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength. Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things-and the things that are not-to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him.

It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God-that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord."

Saturday, August 11

Life After Camp


         So here I am, staying out at camp through  retreat season, watching most of the other counselors leave for home. After the last week of camp we had a weekend and a few days before the counselors headed home. Over the weekend we went to antler river and hung out for most of Saturday. We had a camp fire and cooked supper and threw the football and Frisbee. It was a lot of fun just spending time with the counselors a few last times. Sunday Brian spoke again and he talked about ministry. The question he had for us here at camp was are we finding meaning and purpose here at camp or is our meaning and purpose in life found in Christ where it should be? This was something I really thought about the next few days and just evaluated why I’m here at camp. Is it for myself and to make myself feel good about what I’m doing or is it for Christ, for His glory and His kingdom? What God desires most is our love. What honors God most is our hearts seeking Him, not the results of our labor. God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him. Ministry is not meant to fill you with meaning and purpose, Jesus is. These are just the points Brian made in his sermon.

Monday was kind of a down day and we had time together just to hang out and many people packed up their stuff. It was sad seeing everyone packing, but not doing it myself. Tuesday we headed into town in the afternoon and we spent time downtown again just walking around and getting last minute things. We went to a coffee shop and hung out for a while, just laughing and talking about the summer. Then we went to Auke Wreak which is just a beach area with pavilions and a fire place. We walked along the beach and tried to find sea glass, but couldn’t find any. Then we had supper over the fire. Then we went to the waffle co. and said good-bye to everyone there. It was super hard to walk away from them and get into the car to head back out to camp. Most of them flew out Wednesday and some flew out Thursday.

Waking up at camp and not having everyone there was super weird and really quiet. Myriah and I had not idea what to do with ourselves, so we just kind of spent time together and it was nice outside so we were able to be on the beach. It has been hard to stay focused on why we are here when we are not counseling anymore. I want to take this time to be still and wait in the Lord. I’m not sure what I’m going to be doing when I get home or where I’m going to work, but I know that God does and that’s all the matters. My times are in Your hands Lord.

Psalm 100 says, “Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us, and we are His, we are His people, the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the Lord is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations.” Being faithful is not about our good works, but it’s about God working in us and His spirit of faithfulness in us. We cannot be faithful, but with God working in our lives we can.
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